Tag Archives: Right

First Principles: My Concern Is Not Whether God Is On Our Side; My Greatest Concern Is To Be On God’s Side, For God Is Always Right

Posted on May 16, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God’s side, for God is always right.” – Abraham Lincoln

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Time Will Tell

Posted on May 2, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Time Will Tellby Michael DoyleTo begin a familyEven in a place like Tahiti,Is something to approach gently.It will be if it’s meant to be.It was a day like any other,If your day was anotherDay filled with paradise.But if you’re looking … Continue reading →

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In the Whisper of Time’s Sands

Posted on February 26, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

In the Whisper of Time’s Sandsby Michael DoyleWe can’t get a lock on the futureWithout knowing our pastWe can’t know what to nurtureIf we don’t know what was once castThe good hunter seeks to rise to the heightAs he sips … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Liberty Is Meaningless Where the Right To Utter One’s Thoughts and Opinions Has Ceased To Exist. That, of All Rights, Is the Dread of Tyrants

Posted on February 13, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Liberty is meaningless where the right to utter one’s thoughts and opinions has ceased to exist. That, of all rights, is the dread of tyrants. It is the right which they first of all strike down. They know its power. … Continue reading →

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A Study On Faith

Posted on February 9, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

A Study On Faithby Michael DoyleListening in on a deep conversationI was maybe a little disturbed by my fascinationSpeaking on Paul’s missionIt’s interesting how grace and peace breed compassionHere as we sit and openly thinkPaul’s reasoning brings us to the … Continue reading →

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Rumor Is…

Posted on February 3, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Rumor Is…by Michael DoyleRumor is that happinessIs not a preconceived moment of blissBut a journey through the yearsTaken awhile with all of your peersWho feel as though they’ve lived theirs rightWhile yours has been a constant fightFaceless and somehow namelessThey … Continue reading →

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Discerning the Consequences

Posted on January 26, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Discerning the Consequencesby Michael DoyleStanding up steady to be presentWe’re fully ready to representAs we adjust our attitudesUntil we are ready with our gratitudeRising up in confidenceWe rely on the ways of providenceAs we stumble toward getting rightWe need this … Continue reading →

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Sufficiency

Posted on January 5, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Sufficiencyby Michael DoyleGod’s grace is filled with sufficiencyIt eases us from lives of deficiencyWe walk this world, but not aloneStep by step, we come to atoneWithin God’s sacred familyWe learn God’s word is not a homilyBut a walk we live … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Peace Is the Real and Right Memorial For Those Who Have Died In War

Posted on December 17, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Peace is the real and right memorial for those who have died in war.” – Richard M. Nixon

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First Principles: I Cannot Undertake To Lay My Finger On That Article of the Constitution Which Granted A Right To Congress of Expending, On Objects of Benevolence, the Money of Their Constituents

Posted on December 5, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents.” – James Madison

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